Ein Naqquba

Ein Naqquba
עֵין נַקוּבָּא
عين نقوبا
Ein Naqquba
Ein Naqquba
Coordinates: 31°47′36″N 35°7′6″E / 31.79333°N 35.11833°E / 31.79333; 35.11833
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1962
Founded byFormer residents of Bayt Naqquba
Population
 (2022)[1]
3,737

Ein Naqquba (Arabic: عين نقوبا, Hebrew: עֵין נַקוּבָּא) is an Arab village in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 3,737.[1]

History

The village was established in 1962 by refugees from the village of Bayt Naqquba, which had been depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and whose lands had become Beit Nekofa. It was part of Ein Rafa until 1976, when it was recognised as a separate village.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.